Gary Cahill

Jordan Henderson competes for the ball during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on January 31, 2017

Dave Prentice: Only Europe’s very best footballers could improve Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI - an XI which is top of the Premier League and were Champions League finalists last May - and those players rarely move on in January.

But as the last week has shown, Klopp is only one more central-defensive injury away from a crisis.

But is there an experienced, reliable, international centre-back around, who might have started life in the North-West and is looking to move on this month?

Step forward Gary Cahill, capped 61-times by England but who has only featured seven times this season for Chelsea, just once in the Premier League.

His mind is not completely involved in our situation,” said Maurizio Sarri on Monday, effectively giving the green light for a move. Ki-Jana Hoever is immensely promising, for the future. Cahill would offer reassurance now.

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Gary Cahill

Paul Gorst: Resisting the urge to pick Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, I’ve been told this selection must be based firmly in reality.

In truth, it’s hard to pick a player who would walk into the Premier League leaders’ team right now, so I’m going to plump for some much-needed back-up in the problem position at present.

Gary Cahill’s time at Chelsea is coming to an end, with manager Maurizio Sarri admitting this week: “His mind is not completely involved in our situation.”

The 33-year-old is in the twilight of his career, but has 61 caps for England and nearly 350 Premier League appearances.

He would be more than comfortable filling in at centre-back while Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip all remain sidelined and crucially, he knows what it takes to get over the line in title challenges, having won the Premier League twice.

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Jadon Sancho

Rhian Brewster of Liverpool and Jadon Sancho of Manchester City in action during the Manchester City v Liverpool FA Youth Cup game (Image: 2017 Liverpool FC)

Theo Squires: First there was Marco Reus, then there was Christian Pulisic. Let’s make it a hat-trick of Borussia Dortmund wingers - I think Liverpool should sign Jadon Sancho.

The Reds’ defensive crisis should be over before the end of the month while they are well-stocked in midfield despite the lack of a Philippe Coutinho/Nabil Fekir.

You could argue another left-back is needed but where’s the glamour in that?

Sancho has an incredible seven goals and 10 assists from just 24 appearances this season and, at just 18-years-old, can be a successful alternative to the traditional front three the same way Xherdan Shaqiri is now while also boasting the talent to make a starting role his own in the forthcoming years.

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Kevin Danso

Stephen Killen: With Liverpool’s defensive injuries mounting, the Reds could delve into the market for a centre-back to steady the ship.

An ideal signing for Liverpool would be Kevin Danso, a 20-year-old Austrian, who currently plies his trade in the Bundesliga for Augsburg. The versatile defender fits Klopp’s style of play and has the German connection.

Danso wouldn’t burn a hole in the pockets of the owners either with his current market value at £4m and just a year left of his contract it could result in twisting the arm of the Germans to cash in on the Austrian international.